Gatherer and compressor for bundling and binding brush.



Patentqd May 8, I900.

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(Application filed June 17, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID NEALE, OF FORT CALHOUN, NEBRASKA.

GATHERER AND COMPRESSOR FOR BUNDLING AND BINDING BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent.N0. 648,980, dated May 8, 1900.

Application filed June 17, 1899.

To all whom it may concern.-

-Be it known that I, DAVID NEALE, a citizen of the United Statesgesidihg at Fort Calhoun,

in the county of l/Vashington and State of Nobraska, have invented a new and useful Gatherer and Compressor for Bundling and Binding Brush, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in gatherers, bundlers,and compressors particularly for constructing long or continuous fassible, and, third, to provide a strong hingejoint that will limit the opening of the compressor-levers. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine as a gatherer in operation. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the compressor applied to a long bundle or continuous fascine. Fig. v3 is an enlarged side view of the hinged joint, and Fig. 4: is a section on the broken line a of Fig. 3. Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The curved lever-jaw 4 has its free end 4 pointed to facilitate thrusting it through or under the brush 7 to gather the brush into the compressor, and a portion of 4, adjacent to the point, is rounded and made smooth for grasping by the hands of the operator, as is also the free end of the curved lever-jaw 2. The other ends of these two jaws at and 2 are hinged together and are bent toward each other in curvature increasing toward the hinge, thus forming a pair of jaws the space between which more nearly approximates a circle as the jaws are more nearly closed. The hinge joint or pivot is formed by riveting a short branch 5 to one side of the curved lever-jaw Serial No. 720,939. (No model.)

2 to form a bifurcation in which .to pivot the curved end of the lever-jaw 4, at the curved end of the lever-jaw 2. The pivot-pin 6 is seated through lateral perforations in these ends and headed down, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The short branch 5 .has a lateral or flatwise bend and a coincident outward edge;

wise bend 5 to form the bottom of the fork .and serve as a stop, against which the back gage its back edge and retain the jaws closed,

sufficient looseness of thehinged joint allowing the points of the teeth to pass the opposite jaw.

In operation the gatherer and compressor is grasped by the rounded free end of the 'curved lever-jaw 2, and the pointed end 4 of the opposite lever-jaw :L is thrust under the brush 7 and elevated at the point, as shown in Fig. 1, so that it can be grasped and the jaws forced closed, as shown in Fig. 2, in which position the binding-wires 8 are placed to secure the compressed fascine or bundle 7 and the compressor opened and shifted to a new position after each binding.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A brush gatherer and compressor having in combination a pair of lever jaws with straight free end portions, and opposite integral end portions curved toward each other in increasing curvature, and one curved end pivoted in a bifurcation in the other curved end to impinge the bottom of the bifurcation to limit the opening of the lever-jaws to bring the straight end portions about parallel with each other; the end of one straight portion pointed,the other adapted to serve as a'handle to thrust the pointed end under to gather the brush, and'one lever-j aw having hooked teeth to en zwe the 0 7 osite lever-'aw when said and asto to limit the se )aratiou of said 'aw i a c J aws are closed around the brush substansaid second aw having retaining-teeth to en- 10 tially as shown and described. i I gage said first-named lever-jaw.

2. A gatherer and compressor having in i E. L. 5 combination a leveraw with a straight DAVH NI ALF pointed end portion and a part having initnesses: creased curvature toward the other end, and E. F. 000K,

3 lever-jaw hinged to said first-named jaw J. C. V. KLEIN. 

